[chloesMama]

When we purchased Chloe I did lots of research about Yorkie's . BUT I didn't do any breeder research .We just looked around and found a puppy we fell in love with and didn't think twice about the breeder.

As I have said before I didn't know anything about the breeding side of things .I just took for granted that breeders were the same.

After finding this site , I now know how stupid that was !! and I also now know the word teacup should have been a key no-no word.....at the time I just though teacup was a word all breeders used to describe a small dog.

So I have some questions...I was told Chloe's Father was a Russian Champion . And he is registered with APRI not AKC and I have no idea if that is bad or good. Is there a way I can trace back to her dad and find out the Russian line she is from? I have no idea where to begin. I have no papers yet , I'm assuming I will get them after she is spayed .

My breeder was very nice . I didn't have a problem with her and all seems fine with Chloe. BUT I have started hearing things about Russian dogs being sick and that Russian lines were a bad thing ,which never occurred to me .... so I just want to check her background .

Is there a way to do that , or can only a breeder know these things? I know these may be dumb questions , but I really have no idea.

I love Chloe no matter what and she was never intended for breeding or showing , I am just wondering about her history and want to make sure.

Thanks for any help.